As Dave Simpson said in his recent interview with the former Supergrass frontman, Gaz Coombes has made one of the most unexpected albums of the year. "It marries dark guitar anthems with sparse electronics, creating a haunting atmosphere of dislocation and contemplation," Simpson wrote.

And as for Coombes, he explained: "I've always been a split personality" and "I'm a pretty easy-going guy, but I think about things a lot and have dark areas I visit occasionally."